The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North AmericaHolland, W. J. (William Jacob)
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The Butterfly Book: A Popular Guide to a Knowledge of the Butterflies of North America
Holland, W. J. (William Jacob)
Butterflies -- North America
_Butterfly._--Dimorphic, in the form _dryas_ with the hind wings heavily
suffused with black, in the form _harrisi_ predominantly fulvous.
Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
The caterpillars feed upon the _Urticaceæ_, and are very common upon the
nettle. They vary greatly in color, some being almost snow-white. This
species is found throughout Canada and the adjacent provinces, and
ranges south to the Carolinas and Texas and over the Northwestern
States.
(3) =Grapta satyrus=, Edwards, Plate XX, Fig. 1, ♀; Fig. 2, ♀, _under
side_; form =marsyas=, Edwards, Plate XIX, Fig. 14, ♂; Fig. 15, ♂,
_under side_; Plate III, Fig. 33, _larva_; Plate IV, Figs. 41, 42,
_chrysalis_ (The Satyr).
_Butterfly._--The species is so accurately depicted in the plates that a
description is hardly necessary. The form _marsyas_ is smaller,
brighter, and with the dark spots on the upper side of the hind wings
reduced in size. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
The food-plant of the caterpillar is the nettle. It occurs occasionally
in Ontario, and thence ranges west, being not uncommon from Colorado to
California and Oregon.
(4) =Grapta hylas=, Edwards, Plate XIX, Fig. 7, ♂; Fig. 8, ♂, _under
side_ (The Colorado Angle-wing).
_Butterfly._--The butterfly closely resembles _G. silenus_ on the upper
side, but may easily be distinguished by the uniform pale purplish-gray
of the lower side of the wings. Expanse, 2.00 inches.
The early stages are unknown. The insect has thus far been found only in
Colorado, but no doubt occurs in other States of the Rocky Mountain
region.
(5) =Grapta faunus=, Edwards, Plate XIX, Fig. 12, ♂; Fig. 13, ♂, _under
side_; Plate III, Fig. 32, _larva_; Plate IV, Figs. 31, 33-35,
_chrysalis_ (The Faun).
_Butterfly._--This species is readily recognized by the deep
indentations of the hind wings, the heavy black border, and the dark
tints of the under side mottled with paler shades. Expanse, 2.00-2.15
inches.
The caterpillar feeds on willows. It is found from New England to the
Carolinas, and thence westward to the Pacific.
(6) =Grapta zephyrus=, Edwards, Plate XX, Fig. 5, ♂; Fig. 6, ♂, _under
side_ (The Zephyr).
_Butterfly._--Fulvous, marked with yellowish toward the outer margins,
the dark markings upon which are not as heavy as in the other species of
the genus. On the under side the wings are paler than is the case in
other species, reddish-brown, marbled with darker brown lines and
frecklings. Expanse, 1.75-2.00 inches.
The caterpillar, which feeds upon _Azalea occidentalis_, is described
and figured by Edwards in "The Butterflies of North America," vol. i.
_Zephyrus_ is found throughout the region of the Rocky Mountains, from
Colorado to California, and from Oregon to New Mexico.
(7) =Grapta gracilis=, Grote and Robinson, Plate XIX, Fig. 10, ♂; Fig.
11, ♀, _under side_ (The Graceful Angle-wing).
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